Snake Cucumber

कर्कटी

Kakdi (Snake Cucumber) is a common vegetable/fruit consumed raw or cooked. The plant is a trailing or climbing vine. The fruits are cylindrical, elongated, light green. They are cooling, diuretic and quench thirst. They are heavy for digestion. Used in summer for their cooling properties. Verses: 27.

What is Snake Cucumber (Kakdi / ककड़ी)?

<p>Kakdi (Snake Cucumber) is a common vegetable/fruit consumed raw or cooked. The plant is a trailing or climbing vine. The fruits are cylindrical, elongated, light green. They are cooling, diuretic and quench thirst. They are heavy for digestion. Used in summer for their cooling properties. Verses: 27.</p>

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

<ul><li>Mutrala (diuretic)</li><li>Sheetala (cooling)</li><li>Trishnanigrahana (quenches thirst)</li></ul>

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